GREEN BAY (WLUK) — Popular northeast Wisconsin radio personality Otis Day is no longer with 95.9 KISS-FM as he faces a restraining order from a radio host on a competing morning show which apparently stems from an online bullying case.
The radio station announced Day’s departure on Thursday but did not provide a reason.
On Monday, FOX 11 told Day, whose legal name is Richard Dey, it was planning to potentially air a story on Thursday about the restraining order that was filed March 23, a case FOX 11 has been looking into the last few weeks. He declined a request for an interview for the story.
Natalie Jansen, an on air host at 101.1 WIXX – Day’s former station of 24 years, filed the restraining order against Day. A temporary order is in place while a permanent one continues to go through court proceedings.
FOX 11 has learned the Brown County Sheriff’s Office referred a felony stalking charge, with a party to a crime enhancer, against Day, but the district attorney decided to not file charges in the case.
A felony charge of stalking was also referred against Emily Chagnon, a Marion resident, who is also facing a restraining order request from Jansen. The district attorney also declined to file charges against Chagnon.
Court documents show authorities discovered Chagnon had been using Facebook to make critical posts of Jansen both professionally and personally. The documents show Day was communicating with Chagnon on Facebook messenger and providing information for Chagnon to post.
FOX 11 sent Chagnon a request for an interview, but she has not responded.
In her restraining order request, Jansen wrote Day’s actions made her fear for her safety and negatively impacted her mental well-being. She says she’s constantly paranoid now because of this and his involvement. Jansen has also declined an interview request at this time.
FOX 11’s Ben Krumholz will have much more on the situation on tonight’s newscasts and will be updating this online story.
Meanwhile, KISS FM says Eddie will replace Day as interim host of the morning radio show with Katie Schurk and Nick Vitrano for the time being.
Day took over KISS-FM’s weekday morning slot in December 2023 after the station abruptly canceled “The Jake and Tanner Show” after six years on the air.
Schurk and Vitrano later joined Day on the air in June 2024.
Before that, he spent 24 years on 101.1 WIXX, the station he bid farewell to in March 2022.